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    Top US Cities

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    San Diego and Fort Worth are my two favorites. That's with the caveat that I hate cold weather. I grew up with below freezing weather in winter, snow, etc and I want no part of that again.

     

    San Diego, beautiful weather, much less traffic and crowds compared to LA for instance. Mountains are only a few hours away. Pretty easy drive to more secluded Baja "California" beaches.

     

    Fort Worth, nice weather, get all 4 seasons, but not to an extreme. Small town feel, but tons of stuff to do. Cool river walk with canals cutting through the city is currently being built that will put San Antonio's to shame :-). Cool cities like San Antonio and Austin are a couple of hours away.

     

    Raleigh-Durham is another nice city. Lots of trees, 4 seasons, research triangle with lots of educated folks running around.

    NBA Offseason Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

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    QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 7, 2011 -> 07:30 AM)
    I keep telling people he is not as smart as people think. In fact.. I can't stand him. Think the media/certain people overrate him.

     

    He reminds me a lot of Seth McFarlane. Both guys have brilliant humor. But when pushed for sheer volume or pushed outside their "box", their content really suffers. When Simmons researches his article and has time to publish, he puts out some fantastic pieces. Grantland, like the Cleveland Show, is too much. ESPN is viewed in the same light to me. They used to be the most amazing thing ever, but now that they focus on the social side more than sports, it's unbelievably frustrating.

     

    You have to know when to stick to what you are good at. Anyways, just something that runs through my head.

    Sergio Santos traded to Toronto

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 12:43 PM)
    His numbers remind me of De Los Santos from A ball. And we see what happened to him...traded away and now where? A player with limited AA innings just isn't that 'sure of a thing'. Santos should have brought more than this.

     

    If Bailey is dealt by Oakland, Fautino will be Oakland's closer next year. He's doing good after TJ surgery in 08.

    2011-2012 NCAA Basketball Thread

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    QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Dec 3, 2011 -> 01:17 PM)
    How many times did they say Cody Zeller during this game? I only caught the last 5 minutes, and i think they thought he was playing. Even Anthony Davis at the end of the game... "UNC has some good players in Jon Henson and Cody Zeller"... it's not that hard....

     

    I wish. Tyler has stonehands. Cody is already as good as his brother.

     

    Great game overall, Roy just blew it again with horrendous subs and no timeouts as usual. He's unbelievably frustrating to watch. Fantastic recruiter, good game preparation, but completely over his head during games.

    Official 2011-2012 NCAA Football Thread

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    Aggies fire Sherman, who had them back on the road to respect with a top 10 recruiting class coming in. Then apparently are about to hire Kevin Sumlin from Houston.

     

    Houston got a medical red-shirt on Case Keenum last year and he ended up starting his 5th year for the 12-0 team. Last year they managed 5-7 without him. Sumlin better send a huge gift basket to Keenum when he's done.

     

    Aggies still have no clue what they are doing.

    2011-2012 NCAA Basketball Thread

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    QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 10:38 PM)
    I'm a huge fan of Hairston. He didn't play as much tonight cause of an injury.

     

    Yep, I think he's a better pro prospect than Barnes. Harrison thinks he's Jordan, and he's just not on that level athletically. He will be a solid SF as a pro, but I think Hairston has a chance to be a stud SG on both levels.

    2011-2012 NCAA Basketball Thread

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    QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 10:07 PM)
    Semi-related comment: UNC looks like they're a shooter short to me. Marshall isn't really a threat to score and while Strickland is pretty solid, he's not a threat from deep. Maybe play Bullock and Hairston more often to spread the floor a bit?

     

    Hairston is that shooter. He had 15 points last game, and Roy's retarded subbing kept him out of most of this game.

    Coaching Decision

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    QUOTE (Tex @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 08:53 PM)
    One of my soccer players is a very good athlete, perhaps the best athlete on the team, he sucks as a team mate, and can't play his position, instead runs all over the field. As a team mate he lets everyone know with his gestures and words that he could have made that stop, scored that goal, could play their position better than they do. Tonight when we needed a couple guys to put away soccer balls, he wouldn't help, instead I heard him telling one of his team mates to go do it because his mom was waiting for him. Ten minutes later I come around the corner and he's sitting there. I said I thought your mom was here. He said she was on her way. I asked why he couldn't help with the balls and he said because Nathan is the ballboy. (Nathan is a teammate, we have no ballboy). He is always asking to play another position, thinking he can do anything perfectly.

     

    After all this I decided to keep him out of tomorrow's game. I have watched the last couple games and scrimmages and my defense is working really well together, my two mids and forward on the other side works well as a team until this guy shows up to hog the ball and bring a defender with. My forwards are playing well together. The kid I'm putting in isn't as big or fast, but I know he'll be in position. I'm thinking it's time for the big we're a team speech. The team has too little passion, too little heart and I really believe keeping this guy at home will help.

     

    But damn, he is good. Thoughts?

     

    Unless you are getting paid to win games, I wouldn't give it a second thought about not playing him. But you need to make sure you sit him down first and give him a chance to be mature about it. There's a small chance that he will see the error in his ways and become a better teammate. However, most likely he has been coddled his entire life and his parents will blame you for their failures.

     

    Usually how this goes is the kid ends up on a different team with a dickhead coach and his team will beat yours 7-0, the kid will learn absolutely no lessons from it, and life will go on :-(.

    Official 2011-2012 NCAA Football Thread

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    QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 11:30 AM)
    Which is why a brand new AD won't hire him. I think the best indicator is to look at the AD's track record. Brian Kelly and Butch Jones both came from the MAC. HC experience at mid-major universities that had successful programs. Sooo...

     

    I think Dan Doeren, Kevin Sumlin, maybe Chris Peterson (probably couldn't pry him away from BSU), Gary Patterson (probably can't pry him away from TCU)...but that level. The MAC is a coaching hot bed, always has been. I would lean towards a successful coach from there. Because putting people in seats is one thing...KEEPING people in seats is what needs to be done. Mike Leach is all first part, not sure about the second part in a place like Illinois.

     

    Also, the Big Ten is still a destination conference for coaches, Illinois isn't necessarily a final destination, but it could be with recruiting hot beds in Chicago and St. Louis.

     

    I'd rather have a solid all-around coach then a coach with "flash." But that's just me and I don't donate money to the program.

     

    Might be a moot point, he apparently is supposed be named coach at Washington State in the next day or so.

    NBA Offseason Thread

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    QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 11:42 AM)
    hmm, my friend was telling me that this also is limited to contracts signed before the current CBA as well. So the Bulls theoretically couldnt sign JRich to a 4 year contract and amnesty/waive the contract the following season.

     

    Yes, that should be correct as well. You can't sign someone long-term now and then cancel the contract before the CBA ends. This was done as a gift to the owners to rid themselves of existing horrendous contracts.

    NBA Offseason Thread

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    QUOTE (DBAHO @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 01:20 AM)
    So a couple of little pieces I found from various sources from Yahoo/ESPN/Hoopsworld etc.

     

    1 - NJ have apparently offered Brook Lopez + 2 1st rounders for Dwight Howard and Hedo Turkoglu. If Orlando then amnesty waived Gilbert, they'd have more than $30M to spend in cap room. But there's no way Otis Smith trades Howard this off-season.

     

    I just don't see how a rational human-being could pass up that offer. Orlando would eventually rid themselves of two awful contracts and have a great building piece in Brook.

     

    Granted, the two first round picks will likely be in the 20's, but you can still get good players in the draft and sign good players to grow with Brook. I don't see how the Lakers or Knicks could offer a better package.

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